Physics Principles and Problems 2009

Chapter 28: The Atom

Chapter Test Practice

1
In the equation En = -13.6 eV(1/n2), n is the __________.
A)principal quantum number
B)mass of the electron
C)electron orbital radius
D)energy of an electron in its orbit
2
Electrons in an atom have different quantized amounts of energy that are called __________.
A)radii
B)energy levels
C)energy packets
D)orbits
3
A photon with an energy of 14.0 eV enters a hydrogen atom in the ground state and ionizes it. With what kinetic energy will the electron be ejected from the atom?
A)0.04 eV
B)2.76 eV
C)27.6 eV
D)0.4 eV
4
When an electron drops from E4 to E3 in an excited hydrogen atom, the frequency of the emitted photon is 1.60×1014 Hz. What is its wavelength?
A)188 nm
B)1880 nm
C)941 nm
D)632 nm
5
An atom drops from 7.64 eV to 5.98 eV. What is the frequency of the photon emitted by the atom?
A)2.66×1019 Hz
B)4.01×1014 Hz
C)2.50×1014 Hz
D)5.86×10-14 Hz
6
The __________ is the set of wavelengths at which a cool gas will absorb light.
A)photon emission
B)emission spectrum
C)composition spectrum
D)absorption spectrum
7
The set of light wavelengths emitted by an atom is called the atom's ________
A)emission spectrum
B)spectral profile
C)alpha level
D)scintillation
8
An atom drops from 8.45 eV to 6.02 eV. What is the energy of the photon emitted by the atom?
A)2.15 eV
B)1.40 eV
C)14.47 eV
D)2.43 eV
9
A(n) __________ is an instrument used for studying emission spectra in detail.
A)electron microscope
B)spectroscope
C)STM
D)projector
10
Calculate the radius of the orbital associated with the energy level E5 of the hydrogen atom. Use h2/(4?A242Kmq2 = 5.30×10-11 m.
A)1.33×10-10 m
B)1.91×10-9 m
C)1.91×10-10 m
D)1.33×10-9 m
11
A hydrogen atom has its electron in the n = 2 level. A photon with a wavelength of 297 nm strikes the atom and ionizes it. Assuming that the electron receives the excess energy from the ionization, what will be the kinetic energy of the electron in joules?
A)1.26×10-19 J
B)6.69×10-19 J
C)3.18×10-19 J
D)4.27×10-19 J
12

In the figure below, if an electron drops from an energy of -3.75 eV to -15 eV, what will be the wavelength of the emitted photon?

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A)270 nm
B)66 nm
C)85 nm
D)110 nm
13
Calculate the radius of the orbital associated with the energy level E4 of the hydrogen atom. Use h2/(4&pi2Kmq2 = 5.30×10-11 m).
A)1.91×10-9 m
B)8.50×10-9 m
C)8.50×10-10 m
D)1.33×10-10 m
14
An atom drops from 8.62 eV to 7.05 eV. What is the wavelength of the photon emitted by the atom?
A)496 nm
B)250 nm
C)1270 nm
D)792 nm
15
The energy of an electron in an orbit near the nucleus is __________ that of an electron farther away.
A)greater than
B)equal to
C)less than
D)dependent on
16
When an electron has the smallest allowable amount of energy, it is in the __________ state.
A)ground
B)excited
C)resting
D)neutral
17

According to the figure below, how many lines would appear in the visible absorption spectrum for mercury?

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A)5
B)9
C)16
D)8
18
Bohr suggested that light is emitted by an electron when __________.
A)the electron's energy changes
B)the electron reverses the direction of its orbit
C)the electron completes one revolution in its orbit
D)the electron's fixed orbit shifts
19

Use the figure below to answer this question. A friend shows you an emission spectrum that he says was produced by a light containing several gases, including hydrogen. Which of the following characteristics of the spectrum would disprove his statement?

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A)There are three yellow lines in the spectrum.
B)There are no lines between 600 and 650 nm in the spectrum.
C)There are two blue lines in the spectrum.
D)There are no red lines in the spectrum.
20
After bombarding metal foil with alpha particles, Rutherford's experimental results led him to conclude that the positive charge of the atom is __________.
A)spread evenly throughout
B)concentrated in the outer shell
C)orbiting around the central core
D)concentrated in the nucleus
21

In the figure below, if hydrogen's ground state energy were -12 eV, what will be the wavelength of the photon emitted when an electron drops from the 1st excited state to the ground?

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A)11000 nm
B)140 nm
C)5900 nm
D)78 nm
22
Calculate the radius of the orbital associated with the energy level E6 of the hydrogen atom. Use h2/(4π2Kmq2 = 5.30×10-11 m.
A)1.91×10-9 m
B)1.33×10-10 m
C)1.91×10-10 m
D)1.33×10-9 m
23
Determine the frequency of the photon emitted when an electron drops from E5 to E4 in an excited hydrogen atom.
A)5.86×1014 Hz
B)7.39×1013 Hz
C)4.89×1013 Hz
D)3.55×1014 Hz
24
__________ lines are dark lines in the spectrum of sunlight.
A)Fraunhofer
B)Emitted
C)Radiated
D)Omission
25

Using the emission spectra below, determine which among the following colors should appear the most brightly in the emission spectrum for the Sun.

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A)dark blue
B)light purple
C)yellow
D)orange
26
An atom is in a(n) __________ when it has absorbed energy and an electron made a transition to a higher energy level.
A)excited state
B)quantum level
C)ground state
D)orbit
27
What device uses stimulated emission to produce an avalanche of photons, having the same wavelength and their minima and maxima at the same times?
A)diffraction grating
B)laser
C)spectroscope
D)semiconductor
28
Which of the following represents the Bohr quantization condition?
A)2πrh =
B)r/λ = h/2π
C) = 2πr
D)2n = λπr
29
The __________ is the region in which there is a high probability of finding an electron.
A)emission region
B)electron radius
C)electron cloud
D)quantum model
30
_________ is the study of the properties of matter using its wave properties.
A)Wave dynamics
B)Electromagnetism
C)Quantum mechanics
D)Thermodynamics
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